Wallpaper nowadays almost always consists of two layers: the shiny outer layer, and the plain inner layer. If you want to strip this sort of wallpaper, you don't need an expensive, energy-thirsty steamer! First, peel off the shiny layer ... (more)
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If you regularly use Alt-Tab to switch between Windows, you're in for a shock with Vista. The display of windows is actually much improved - you can see a mini version of each window in real-time - but the relative positions of these windows ... (more)
Former 18th century farmhouse near to coast. Relax with coffee in courtyard. Warm welcome assured 2 doubles en-suite 1 Twinwith privat facilities Cost per person per night sharing a room from £22.00 Contact: Barry or Pearl Eves ... (more)
This greenhouse uses up an otherwise-unusable space next to the house, in the front garden. It consists of 2.4m lengths of twinwall polycarbonate sheeting for the roof and a pair of old patio doors for the glazed front. Everything is sandwiched ... (more)
In response to a petition, submitted in June with over 6000 signatures and calling for an end to IE6 use within Government departments, the Government is happy to continue using IE6 because it thinks it is suitably patched: There is no evidence ... (more)
Facebook has opened up its commenting system to all websites. What this means is that there is no need for a website owner to develop, run and moderate their own comments platform, and they will also be able to benefit from the comments being ... (more)
Does the Poolmate 2 calculate calorie expenditure correctly? As soon as you have two plus gadgets you can start testing whether they agree with each other My Polar (FT4) heart rate monitor reports elapsed time, heart rate, and calories used ... (more)
Information and Advice on Housing and Living With the essentials costing more and more each year, it is no longer good enough just to buy fuel and home furnishings without any thought. Here is some information and advice we have collected ... (more)
Here is a PHP class to push Twitter updates from your own web app: (more)
A war is ongoing between Britain's leading 'Green' electricity suppliers, with Ecotricity especially keen to slag Good Energy off at every opportunity. But why? Let's back up and examine what it means to try to buy green or greener electricity ... (more)